Semipalmated Sandpipers move in large flocks during spring migration. The flock seems to be in constant motion as they fill on horseshoe crab eggs and fly from perceived danger. This food is essential to fuel them for the remainder of their journey. Pickering Beach Delaware

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Spring Migration.tif

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Lynn McDowell Photography

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Delaware Bay Horseshoe Crab Pickering Beach Semipalmated Sandpiper beach birds close up feeding flock horizontal in flight migration photograph sand spring taking off

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Shorebirds and Horseshoe Crabs